April 1, 2006 Full article here The crux of the WUP methodology lies in being able to get into the "Waterfall Hyper Iteration Funk" or WHIF for short. Not at...
The Methods & Tools newsletter has just released in its archive section the article "Agile Requirements". by Rachel Davies. This article explains the approach...
... report ... in use at ... percent of ... planning to ... In a web poll conducted in May 2005, the Methods & Tools newsletter found higher adoption rates,...
Greetings, [Apologies for any duplication] As Christine Perfetti and I wind our way through the 2006 UIE Roadshow, we find ourselves this week in Seattle and...
Toward the end of a screed misrepresenting then attacking my views and methods, Michael Andrews, a blogger in New Zealand adds: "I focus on Constantine's views...
Larry Constantine
lconstantine@...
Apr 4, 2006 5:02 pm
1957
Which brings me to the subtext of my message. I contribute to this forum because it is a genuine dialogue, open and fair, with diverse views and strong...
... place ... Unfortunately, ... Someone once told me that if there aren't people who both love your work and hate it, you aren't making much of an impact. ...
One thing I have learned from attending Jeff Patton's tutorials, is that before you even think about users, you need to think about the Business Goals that the...
Larry, When people spout off like this it reminds me of a point that Scott Adams (author of Dilbert) makes quite often on his blog: "When people misrepresent...
... I posted this a few months ago to the IxDA Discuss list... In my group, we try to run two workshops with a client at the beginning of each engagement: -...
Alain wrote ... Good point. It' so light weight that it is easily lost as we try to be more "disciplined" and "comprehensive." Actually Lucy and I used to...
Larry Constantine
lconstantine@...
Apr 4, 2006 10:19 pm
1964
... There are blog entries out there that accuse Dilbert of being a tool of the Man - of encouraging complancency. Gotta love that bloggosphere! -- Phlip ...
To pipe in, this is where I found the techniques of Usage Centered Design so helpful - in particular the concept of focal user roles and focal tasks. The...
... I wonder which body part I am? Jared Jared M. Spool, Founding Principal, User Interface Engineering 4 Lookout Lane, Unit 4d, Middleton, MA 01949 978...
Prioritization of user stories happens against a backdrop of an understanding of user goals, and business goals. It was from Larry & Lucy that I first learned...
... I often come into a project late - after it's started. Lately I often come in to do a bit of "rescue" work on the user interactions. In those situations...
Forgot to say something - see below... ... pays ... What I didn't bring out above is that the creation of these models helps the "gold owner" more effectively...
When working on fine grain visual design changes I find that I'll make a change then have to flip back to the way it was before the change to really...
... I don't know what designers call it, but I know astronomers make use of a device called a blink comparator: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_comparator ...
I use layers in PhotoShop to do basically the same thing. You can turn a layer on and off, to see if you like whatever it is. But as to the name of the...
... Engineers sometimes refer to this technique as "A-B-ing" but I have also heard the term used to refer to side-by-side comparison of two approaches--another...
Larry Constantine
lconstantine@...
Apr 6, 2006 7:27 am
1974
I think it's called a "subjective refraction" test. That device you look through during the test is called a phoropter. ...
On behalf of the Wellingtonians in New Zealand (where Mike is based) who have met you and do understand Usage-Centered Design (I taught it at the University in...
Hi, Larry. ... I haven't seen his blog, but I wouldn't sweat it. My impression of your views is basically what you state. And as the guy who may be ...
Thanks for the support over the years, Tim. I actually know Wellington well as a repository of smart people who "get it" and don't go around misrepresenting...
Larry Constantine
lconstantine@...
Apr 7, 2006 7:37 am
1980
Recruiting participants for a user test can be pretty time-consuming. If you want to many small tests in an iterative cycle development proces it can be a...
In psychology this is called the method of paired comparisons. If you have 20 things to compare, you take every possible pair of items and ask for a judgment....
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